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.. I .-om its appearance it looked
to me BS if sortie one had used some
kind bi bar to prize it loose. The work
had the appearance of being well done.
1 rem;'in. Yours, very truly.
Columbia Plumbing and Cornice
Works.
H. H. Chapman, Manager.
Telegram :
Columbia. S. C., Feb. 18,1904.
A. C. Dover, Donia, Fla.
Did the State house roof show flesh
ings were torn out when you examined
UV
(Signed) Frank P. Milburn.
Telegram :
neala. Fla.. Feb. 18,1901.
Fiank P. Milburn, Architect.
Yes. some half dozen places absolute
ly pulled away from wall.
(Signed) A. C. Dowr.
Columbia, s. c., Feb. ir,, loo-h
Mr. Frank P. Milburn.
? ".ar Sir: 'l am a native of Georgia,
but now a resident of Charlottes X. C.
1 am a practical cornice ami molal and
shoot worked, with yoara actual ex
pel ?once.
1 did a groat deal of work on the
State capitol at Columbia; had charge
of tho shoot metal work of tho inner
miine and tho outer dome, and also
tin- guttering, and the sanio was put in
according to the plans and details for
tin- same, by experienced workmen, in
a good, workmanlike manner. I have
read the published testimony of Mr.
Hunt relating to my work, and the
same ls lu the main not true.
I lia ve ibis nay been on tho roof und
allied the dome and gutters. Tho j
. of 'h>- lantern of th.- doun- has
i badly abused sim o tho work was
ploted and occupied. There have!
i li?les made in th<- copper, which
IC teaks in thc inner dollie. There
..-> i.bw a pi<-.i timber there with
nails in ii. which might cause some of ?
tho holes noto I.
AS to tho KUI lei ?no,, tho slatomont of
Mr. Hunt ls generally not true. They
are made of Mi rehant's "ld method IX
tin, which is the standard of America,
and proper material mr that particular
work, li rests on a granite foundation
ami has all tin- protection necessary.
After three years use lt is in perfect
condition.
I have lind large experience with
roofs, and have been familiar with this
ioof. off. and on, since ii was put on.
In this mat tor. again the testimony ol'
Mr. ltunt ls largely untrue. Il is us
i diu lt rii'id gravel, and not tar amt
t; ??vol. None of the stone used ?ll its
. i ti in lion wort1 due nnd a half or
i.. o nu in s. and th.- little slipping noted .
i. only :oie slight ss of mtilerhil,
as ls eon.: iou t., su, h roofs.
The cost of metal ceilings in 1901 and .
190'.! Was vary mitch lesa than it was
in isv.i. because ol progressive ideas'
niel niel hud* in ibis !-?ci ..f business j
and pi ?ivs of material. AT hough 1 nnd
no interest In the eotllng of the malu
lobby or elsewhere, mi work was m ar
it. itni! ? hail con versa i ion with Mri
Unkofor about Haine, and I know that
tho neil coiling ? n-u moro than il would
have CH; IO repair tho old ono, but i<>
lix tho oh: ono would require the Im
portation ot special expert metal work
ers, and a great deal ol' time, which
would have resulted in inconvenience
tb tho legislature.
Vours truly.
(Signed.) G. Kay.
-.r- Whom it May Concern:
out lemon: I have road with sur
o Capt. Muni's testimony in ro
il to thc moline, applied to thc State
iso, ami have tho following tn sub-I
'ho rooting on this building is what
is Known lis "Warren's Anchor Uland,.
Kuturu) Asphalt (tooling." uno was ap
plied by Hi "Charlotte ?toot' ntid Pav
ing company" of Charlotte, X. C.. iic
.?.m..- to Min bili ns iud specifications
Chemical and
of Xcw York
t ls known as
nod. not through
g. but for other
outing contract.
Xow, tho pitch oi nus roof, as nearly
as I can ascertain, is about four Inches
io tho tom. and Hie rooting is well
adapted io tins cliiv.s ?>:' construction;
in /'act we d.! hesitate io advocate,
and fm lhermon; t.. apply this root -
ing "ii buildings whoso roofs have a
jiitch of (tb six inches and upwards to
n.- toot Tin- crushed i|imrtz used for
lin- graveling surface i-- such as will
pa Ss through n mesh ?rom ?-16 inch to
l-'J illi li in size, and 1 am nt a loss to
I'lOlStiihd hov. Capt. Hunt can say'
that lie was able io Hud stones ns big
.-- pigeon's cg:;:;. Ol' lin; size of a man's
iuiiid. l submit (ho abo-.o testimony in
lioi'eiisc ol' tia- Anchor I'.ram I Hooting.
Which hus been attacked by Capt.
lilli.', and trust il will bo accepted as
such.
(Sighed) Waller P.. Harris.
.Ueprosehtiiig Warien Chemical and
Manufacturing company, 17 Battery .
Place; Now York .-ii v.
? notlllod Hu- Charlotte Hoof and
Faying company repeatedly tn send
i...-jj i" repair ibis roof. They sent
mon moro than ..in.-, bot dually Mr.
Dover. (h>- manag? i\ told me that som ?
.mo ivas mnipt rim; won tho roof and
Hint ie- thought that ?'?tor was run
ning through th>- .opp.i work and
mound llii; windows, lt ls a I'..ct thal
sonn- of tho tr..'ines and sash iv Or?
blown in during a severe windstorm
last sumiller, ami n. than likely this
a. conn's toi .-ou! - ni tin- leaking com
plained of. Mi. i: ty Informed mo thal
Moles lcd he n punche.I in thc ooppet
Homo. 1 cannot say as lo this, bal
'1 do know thal people were poriiiUtod
l" go .'lal lom- at will.
. .ti two ..r moro occasions I .-cai my
niel: to inspect tho root after ll w ris
reported to nie that ii had leake,;. They
report .1 that a scuttle, which ls about
tkjie or four foot sonare. was loft oil;
nnd o'.e lime both s-ut'l.-.-. wore "ff.
j I't-ritiirotl that ile- rooting contract
ors give a guarantee for in years.
Which fulls protected tho State's In
terest-..
runitteo say tba; a lino slate
torn i ?ff willoh eo-t tb,-, state
mould of noe y, and I hoy
. thal it afforded perfoi ! pio
nt tin y did not pi oiliicc a
.SS I" pr..\ .. : : ese USSOl I ioiiS.
.o in '. The ?i hstirdil y nf t he
statement Is itj-oyot) by the fact that
thc principal argnmoni used in gel
ling thc appropriation for ibo ipmrovc
miouis was Hint "tho roof was full "i
/Inc s and lea kel! like a s?lvo." 1!, i.hs
'I ?hg old and worthless as ;l ronf. lhere
was n very small portion "I tho sltilo
. ni the toil, billy ll'-a' 'il that could
SOI : i't'otii Ihe 'lound -that is. lb.
kt Cop li ..ns nd- ile- ICSI was ol' copper
timi w as sohl for hink.
':.. :. b. Xumi-rotis objections' I" the
dollie '.'.iiicli ar- so disconnected as to
.10? t sslia to somewhat of a general ri
lily
I. should be clearly linders toed i ha I
? originally planned for Hie construc
tion o! l! i:- dollie Ol' casi Meei, hisi like
tin material med for Hie dome of tin
ea] ?lol at Washington. Col. Marshall
tllijl Clod lo 1'ii ,io ! lb" . oliuin.-'Sion.
:.; i believe, largely In thiel.d hy its
.?isre io Satisfy him, directed the
r.-tt;iugo I" gr nile; This change ileo?s
Cdintod a g ron'I ly increased huid, and I
vint dilly carefully i'onsldercd th?
stroll; th "f tho maia building lo siip
pdrt ii but. iii my Own expens?; had
r.hc i?' si expert iii Hos line to mah'- nu
,-. amii ? : i' u anti calculation of Un
prossiue, on I ho masonry, of tho pro
posed i". roil Sod load. Tho proposed
oban . l\ ts feasible, bli! Instead
,01 ... i.o:!ie.; tin; dollie on two
H too I benns, ns thai designed. I
had put in t'vur largo box stool
-ni,,. au) ,acreased lin- thick-:
loss of all that molal. The export
rele? rod to said, "We are satisfied that
lhere i? 110 question as to the strength
bf this revised design;!,' With thin
chance it became necessary to sive
greater pitch lo the roof than origi
nally Intended, ami to make numerous
modifications aral changes in the ?p?c
itlcatlonk and detail drawings for the
Work. For instance, the change in
pitch ?<r the tool obviated the necessity
for tho ventilators shown in the orig
inal plans, which would have been un
sightly thereon. The modified ?nd re
vised drawings for this portion ol' the
work Uro still on lile In my onice and
<?.nilli have boen seen by the liivesti
gutlng committee ami their ''expe?rt"
liai! they so "desired.
It is charged that thc window frames
? it th.' ?lome do not ??i. This appear
ance is no doubt .?..Hised by the fuel
that sonic ol' them wore blown in dur
ing o severe storm last summer.
Again, that there .".ic kinks lind
crimps in th'- galvanised Iron ot' thc
Inner ?Ionic. mu these are no doubt
tu natural expansion and contrac
tion.
Again that sonic stones on the out
side 01" thc dome are inn shout, and the
contractors lilied up 'he spaces. Now,
Hu- fact is, you cannot keep the water
mu o'' a close joint of stein s: t?tere
must be space enough to calk and ce
ment, and it ls necessary ai that point,
it must be understood that the lillie
water oohing past thc cement swells
the oakum and this makes tho joint
waler proof.
Hut tile Rival bulk ol" erith Ism
of thc work on the dome is that
it is not accord hm to plans and
specifications, and that thc ohms
actually used an- not what they
should bc. lt is true thal much ol' il
is not according to the drawings and
BJ.mentions Been by the committee
and their expwt, bul arr. a substantial
com pkt noe with the modi fled tlrawiriRS
and detailed working philis. As lo the
criticism by Mt. Hunt and the commit
tee 01' the plans as changed and actu
ally earned oui. I insist that neither
this contractor nor this committee uro'
i .?un.oient Judges; Surely th" members
"i' tho committee are no better able to
Judge of the wo-',;, at this tim", than
were tile members of thc capitol com
mission, who saw tlc- work as it pro
gressed and when ii was completed and
tlCVUPj eil.
Ninia. That tho w^od 1 russ tinder
ile portico root", called lor by tin drtiw
?fter tint commission decided to
omit i he i wo columns before referred
to. tb? Wood truss was no longer prop
el-, tho drawings were changed and
steel trussed p?M-lihs Substituted, span
ning tb" portico the shortest way.
And h- rc ngalii lite committee under
takes to criticise the -ase nf built up
sections, as called t'..r by the drawings,
Instead of exp"USlvo soli.; stones, tsa
deed, they criticise everything except
the contrnei price, which every body
Knows was very low.
Tenth; Thal a sheol of galvani seed
Iron i-"2 of an inch thick ls all there
is bc* A..?.n fie interior of th- building
and the "wide, wide world."
These gutters are no. galvanized iron,
bat th" beni finality of IX lin. which is
the best gutter lining licit tan be orel.
Copper lasts lenser, but th - ?>xp?ins|oii
?no great. 'Ibes.' v. ul le? s. which are
Of tito usual thickness fer this . lass ol'
work, are painted on the under side?
emil ked with lead io the "jstone ind ibo
gillier bed lays Hat ?rn the sion.?r
11 ice.
Klovcnth. Thal oh? of lb-' largo lin
tel stones- in I ho rear portico I.-- cracked,
(Ills bein-' Hie hlKt ef ||< sp, . Ulli
charges which is numbered.
'Phis sickie showed no defoe! when
Hie work was accepted, bm Icu- bro
ken since i hen. I db hoi believe it is
likely to "give away." Ai pnr?ntly per
fect stones will sometimes crack in a
building ..nd cannot be guarded
against. Th? cninihltt?.old h?v?
ii h- nliiiost impossible to fully pro
tect ;> building during repairs and
changes mid Iel tho occupants remain
inside !t i. uni ilk?' an unoccupied
building. i could not. and did liol,
undertake io prescribe .hist how tb.
contractors .shuni.I protect the nhl
work-, null tin y clai.il to the commis
sion thal they had done all they could
do to 1 lint end.
in tliis coiiiieciion it must be f-?m?ih
hored that many of the stains from
leaks lit different paris of the building
were there before Hie work under in
vestigation begun.
Next: As to the cement Honrs and
waler leaking from above.
Oiiiy one day last month I was stir
prised lu see so much waler in thii
passageway under the fro et portico,
as ii hinl not rained for several days,
ind 1 called the altem..-, ol' Mr. Wil
liam Hanks of Thc Slate to !>:.. ?oiidi
lions. .'aici'ul examination showed
illili ihe walls of the building wore
sweating all around, bm where the dir
was against Hie building it absorbed
Hu- willer, while it war-, liol .-.. absorbed
where Hie cement il..ors Joined the
walls. Th?'; walls sweat regularly';
This would ti..! haye been the ease had
lin y been bu!!! hollow in the outset -
tliey had enough thlckiav-s for air
space in the centr?. This is one of ?he
most serious defects in any part of the
Stat, house, 1 had nothing to .bi with
it.
Next: As lo thc defective water t.los
?is .nc! plumbing.
'?'his work was all done before ihe
. ?ty had phimbhlg rules, or an inspec
tor ni sewer, .iii.I plumbing, or even a
.?.e vv era gc syst eui. These rules vary lu
different eillos, and in the absence of
ai.y |.rescribe,i tules eat'h architect
Uses such plans and ioctl..?ls as seem
liest, considering ideation and sur
roundings, general appearance, and
sanitary rules. lu all these mailers
there is constant improvement, inst as
we I tit vi greatly Improved nu oki clos
ets in ile- basemen!, which wyre; in
stalled wla n Col. .Mai shall v as on tho.
commission in charge nf lae Step
house Improvements. I Uui.-t thai the
Slate is ab!?- to get even inure veiiti
lation, hy electric fans, ns suggested, br
otherwise, as th.- present location was
ucl built for lilis pui'posi . or ib?re
?Von hi have beeil inure ventilai Inn', I
(kink Hu- following letter will enable
Hie public to form a coi reel estimate
ni tb - inclination of this Investigating
committee io condemn everything in
slglit :
n;li.. of A. \V. Kd?ns, <.. H . Inspector
of Sower;- and I'lumUing, I loom
X... N. file Hall.
Columbia. S. i '.. l-v-b. ir., nuil.
Mr. Frank H. .Milburn.
ii.ar Sb: Al your reimest I tliif?
i I. .. ni' in slating tl.at tlc plumbing
ruib.'i the two ?...ri!..., ot Hie State
house xv ill coicuaie favorably with any
plumbing tl?ii has come tinder my bh
s-rvalion in this ijity .y?iicli was In
stalled i vim- 1 i th . passage of Hie
i>ic--.-tit city plumbing rules. Th? clos
ets iiitil uti? r lixtuies arc ol' go??] final
ity. Thc principal defect found v? ' -
the vi aol ot p. riper vent ba t hill
ybiirs resp .etl'iil?y,
(Signed) A. \\': Kdoiis, 1 '. Ki
li is charged ihii ihe eiinlnioiors,
1?s "naked tresiias'-er.?," carried iiwfiy
.nd disposed '.,' o!d material, which
ivas valuable properly of the State;
find thc committee says they attempt
10 justify the :<l bv titi ibm of tho
?peelfica t (ons, w hich does not support
i he I OUI. td am.
'l'his is iibotltet evidence that the
oiniiiitiec .lid nm consider Iii.- repot ls
if the ? apilo! commission, as ihe legis
lature direi ted il In do; fm it appear.-;
11 one nf those reports that nuder Hie
loth ?o' Ihfi sped(icai.ions referred to,
?li? coil tractors, lind other bidders.
?vere told bel 01 o bidding tkut they
would ?et all the old material, ex? ?
! Hie n.arble; that the contractors bl
j loweri for the value ol' thia old material |
in their bid; that the commission fully,!
investigated the matter; that the at
torney general gave his ofiicial opinion
? thai ihe general opinion hud been thut
the contractors owned the old mate-.
|iiul, and tho commission could not!
claim it; that the opinion of the attor
ney general was approved by' the coin- ?
mission, excepting only Mr. Marshall;
and the commission referred Mr. Gar
funkel's proposition to it to buy the
old material Hom the contractors.
1 repeal that 1 cannot, believe that
this Investigating committee consid
ered tin; report, or knew bl ines.' lue ts.
If they did, i think u discriminating
public can see thai they are determined
lt? Uphold Col. .Marshall's minority re
port, even if a suppression OL cold
facts is necessary.
Generally:
As an evidence Hail I gave the state
good and honest service in the expend
iture of its money on the Slate house,
und in refutation of many charges
made, hui not sustained, by the in
vestigating committee, i desire to sub
mit tho following statements ot hon
orable, widely Known contractors, not
withstanding the ehairiiuin of mut ;
committee, on ihe Moor ol' tho semite,
where he was secure from reply, ?tc- ;
.st ended to the tactics ol! trying io be
smirch and impugn ar.y ol anil all wit
nesses who dared to spoult tho truth,
i. not in support of Ids report:
Nicholas lllner, Contrat tor. I*, O. Box
oo?;. Atlanta, < ia.
Atlanta, Ua.. March 22,11)01.
Mr. Prank 1". .Milburn, Columbia, .s. .'. !
Dear sir: Your tu vor ol tue 20 Gi lo
band. 1 examined tho material ai.ii
workmanship ai capitol building, and
timi it a llrst class joh. I consider it a
good, substantial piece of work.
Yours truly,
(Signed) Nicholas Inner,
? 'onlraclor.
Savannah, Ga., AUK. IT. 11)03.
.Mr. Prunk 1". .Milburn, Columblu, H.
C.
Dear Sir: lu reply lo your inquiry
of August 7ih in regard io the work re
cently done on tin; Stat..- house. 1 will
say thai 1 have had cons1.,;, ruble ex
perience in large- Work, end have had
tpiito a number of contracts iro n ibo
United states government. I was ono
of tin- linn of tin; Stewart Contracting!
company, who bid foi tin- contract in
Columbia. ! was it. Columbia Aug.
l-lili. .md wlille there inspected the'
State house work. As a whole, I think
the work very satisfactory. There maj ;
bes?me minor things that 1 would hiivi
done different if i hud boen award
ed tho contract. Anyone looking i"
tlud fault can always lind it. There ls
on?; thing certain, tho State ot South.
Carolina, in my estimation, bas re-1
coived full value foi* Gie mendy ex
pended, and now ha.-, a capitol that !
any State might well be proud of.
This is my honest and unprejudiced
opinion. Yours tritly,
(Signed)
.1. E. Burgess, Manager;
Savannah Contracting Coinp.uiy.
Note. Mr. Burgos remodeled interior
of postoillce building in Columbia, in
lim;:.
Augusta, Cu., Sept.2, r."';{.
Mr. Ki auk I'. Milburn. Columbia, S.
I ?ear Sir: In reply to your favor of
Aug. 2iith, wanting an opinion from us
on ibo hew State capitol in your city.'
we b-'g to say tho wriler has fresilient
ly gone over this building during con
struction ami sine- li was Hillshot!, and
coi.sitier il as good a joh us it ls pos
sible lo make out of ii remodeling job, :
and being familiar willi ibo price pani,
for tho work, I consider the State se
cured a tegular excursion price on that j
building.
We have had considerable experience
in remodeling work, tint] know how
dlOle?M ft .- .'.ry* 1 '
i Signed j .i. kl. McKenzie ii Sons.
General Contractors.
By Charles P. McKenzie.
Johnson City. Tenn.j Sept. ^0. 11)03.
Mr. Prank 1\ Milburn, Columbia, S.
Dear Sir; Replying to y?iu inquiry
of Aug. 2f>lh, asking my opinion of tho
work recently done on thc South Caro-!
lina Statt? house. I will say thai 1 con
sidered the sadie well executed and ful
ly tip to the standard for such work. I
have bad exp?rience iii remodeling old
capitols, ami have found ii hard to
picase every one, a.s tin y do not un
derstand tho many troubles that ive
have lo contend with. i .un surprised
that any objection.-- aie raised in re
gard to tin- job, ns 1 though) tin qual
ity 'if tin* work dunc-, considering tlie
quantity, was well -...nib ibo prie,
paid lor it. 1 should think ii would bo
vortli fully $20n,t)0(i to duplicate Ibo
sail .. work now under the present con
ditions ol markets; ct.-.
Whirs ti'iily,
Signed) .li lil. fairish.
Contractor ?iud I'uildor, Lynchburg,
Ya.
Columbia, S. C. Keb. 3901.
Mr. Prank P. Milburn. Columbia. S.
i lear Sir: Replying to your favor of 1
recent dolo, in which you request us to
inspect the work done tin tho State
capitol building lit Columbia, S. < '.. wo
net- to advise US follows:
Aflei a careful inspection nil the
work, wo ar.- prepared i?' say that in 1
our opinion, Hutt the work ....?..ms lo
have b.-en performed iii a substantial
and workmanlike leanne:, in mir opin
ion; (he appropriation was entirely (Oo
small for the amouiii of work under
la Ic?n. '. iii v 11 my vms.
(Sc ie .li \V. 'I. IkulltjW Co..
By G: ?i. Hadlow,
G?n?ral Contractors Jacksonville,
Pla. mm
Columbia, S, <'.. Pcb. If.. i'.IOh
Mr! Ki.ink 1'. Milburn.
Dear Sir: I have Ibis day ben
through tho capitol bunding iii Co-?1
hiiiihin, s. C.-, and attii looking over
thii work I 'a salifie .i Ihn-i tho work
linne by the contractor i's ii faithful '
l i rim m ue . of (lio spirit und intent
at' ti: panis and sp< ?lfl?h lions, ns (ho
work done is worth .. gr?'ni deal mon
Him Iiis c. iii tra i t price.
I als?) road Mr, Hunt's report ns to
sn ol colling ninl door light nial am ,
satis-fled thal bc is entirely t<"> high in ;
Ins valuation of the ceiling, and that
ihe tl. light appears to have been
liped oi walked upon before tho c.-mont
set. Iii which case ibo damages would
nut appear for sbino iImo.
Aitd I would say further; thal in rc- ?
pairing or adding io buildings there .
lire .' groat many things which no
lliHIty on Ihe pail of th.- architect can;,
forsce, and which have Iii ho taken hp i
ns Uley develop; sc lifter cnn lolly ;
I.inking over thc matter. I mn sat ?sib il
th >t the orill?is;. upon yniirseli and
ti ulriiclfii's aie uncalled foi and un- :
inst. i
I Uni] Ut.il tin- granite used ls not as i
haul as tho original granite: tho
texture being .?.. .?. ii would not I
lld iii same hui. h. 1 lind (hat the :
SpeC?ica I ions provide thai each chits :
rind stylo ni Work shall be so j many
cuts -md lie work would uni bo
Itt kin by tin- contractor as his guido
in performing his ivork, while the gen
ii style and outlines would bo the
sm. ; 1
1 ?. i: .i ? . l.-i that (he. removal
? o' tl... mentioned in Mr.
linn'.'.-- report w <-. ; weaken tho slriio
li?ie. I thiilk ti e n. mn r in wh'ch yoii
provided fer tin; chongo was proper. I
lind Hie Ihicknoss ot the ceiling hnd i
nut' ors aro such as ?re used tm all :
good buildings, ,
M is my exp?rience as a contractor
for '?o yen in Hint :? number of roofs l i
leak for some tune after '.he building I
t
Tho copp? ,.
ornaient hun.
from timo to
considerable ?
(Signed)
General Con
THE GOV
No ddubt
Know sometli
upon whom
tout to fest f<
morons critic;
work, with t
plumbing.
I had und?
that tho uni
II. Hunt, ai
men! arch I ti
terson anim
made dillgc
as to Idehtli
In tho lin
Sinei! Thurs.,
lite work, j :
limn, resill .
formation:
Before KO
Hunt enjoy?
tl good mool
Tho Was!
1903 con t n I ti
The congi
show any s
? ni of const
capitol."! T
lory shows
superintend
Superlntei
grossioaal 1
Chief clei
E. street.
. 'hlef oleo
G....m. 1542 I
Clerk. Jo
Una avenu*
AV. Bi Kl
"Arehltec
nor FI. li. I
st ruct ion c
Hunt."
J. Ki Ta
tort of th.
wires:
..<>!!"!<... h
Hunt in <
work."
Paul J.
thc i h nie i
vivor) whi
grosslorial
i< not in
that ho m
a builder,
Hitit if he
oithvr cap; .
him.
Will Soi:
libelous r.
commit too,
opinion of
ibo opinion
lani?. J.
Charles K.
Parri-h of I
of Jackson
Augusta '*
Tim foll?'
?inls of the .
doubt prov
"Upon m.
"1 resolve*:
tho St<Ko . '
accepting t
notify the
th?- contint; '
the ar? bite?
sind if i/o- s
tilica t*/sha!
i Coll
Hon. /.M. 1
Pta?-! Hon
I 'o; lr Sir- ,
I iva if. Gnu.
completed tl
on Hub Sta te
h It/tent at
iincMilrhtloni
.... y.fcui.
tl l ufa tho
sta leaked
ipi vi the olllccrs
? i
fully;
1 : & Soil.
Brown,
usia, Ga.
n- hiij ik
SIPE UT,
curious to
Mr. Hunt,
scorns con
of its mi -
, [dans and
.lion of tho
last week,
ess was H.
i a govern -
.".niau Pnt
se, and I
ushington
c . disposal'
ired as io '
Mr. S. S. i
iwing in-'
ton. .Mr. i
.a of hoing
?ctory for !
:ontractor.
' docs not
perbttend
ted States
.nal dhoe
I tho ellice
iuds, l'on
(Hams, Jin
. li'istian P. {
irita Caro
. S. Hunt
.nt bf cou
ld of such'
ung archI
?vernmbnt.
i ny
. I its
on. ?mo ol
. only sur
limos e?iil
llls name ,
lilil?- Book:
. Hunt as
ti Beet, end
nlnence in
ive kh?ivh ;
ndorse tho
vost Iga ti og
ho face of
iior of At
Savann?hi
lista, .). 13.
I. Hadlow ,
Brown of
a tho roc-j
'in will no ?
he public:
am:
work on
prior to
Iteet shall
.hall coll
ho with
?ie work, '
\ the cor- i
22, 1902. j
chairman
Hitit Me
t? ors, ve
? ul ta ..o
the splr
le plans,
is of tho
tory\ and Hm:
subsCnnt ?ally
Whereupon
following mot
B< fi ivod. Tl
c?uniiil^slon tl
enntr.n I to r
t?as not hoeii
tractors ?ecoi
fica lions and
tho work dori
tho comiuissli
A roll ? ali Iii
?ii tho i|UOKtii
MtirklKiirw st
w;is rejected ?
lows:
Voting yes-j
Those votin
nings. Mower
linger, Derhai
? 'i
1 have tii.-i
SliciW tho pilbil
e<i \vitli the ;
.ni ri lilting
trap about ba:
I have no ?i.
rroih 11, . mihi
invest ij mon,
plete \ Indleat
lack vyhioh h
L'liai'atitoi for
h;is been
mad.? tin:
tuto:
on of this
iuider the
ate house
Hie con
ns, specl
thorofore
Victory to
ten ?p
of Mr.
bsiltute
, as fol
Jon
Bel
nl calmly ,
s coimeci -.
>i k, wit h- '
oap cliip
anythlng
li- fullest
I a com- .
cruel at
upon my
\ I'HI'.ACH
l in- ?rv. ,|?ili
Tied -WS
Special ?o TI
< Iii ll le y P.
Mho has pos
i !- - than unv
ty. rn; ni?d i
Oil plo? inst :
A. Mooro an.
'if 1 bm ii ita,
und Miss Ila
Springs. T
knots tied b
ar.- Ibo pe.
L- i ea I? i h;i|
they stood
Mi?? Glan
i ii d' north
Mr. II. K
himself a ci
al.L i man fr?
Mr. T Da
rery bu si no.'
who will coi
Sallie pla? e.
come a liiiig
will be irrdcti
ICCOItll.
iVn.-v Ila-.
lillis.
in Kuppe,
.nor?' (?Mi
tins cotin
i Carolina
tv eic Mr.
-et tl?-myer,
. Hawkins
of Boiling
Hal ol' las
inc. Many
date their
limo when
i;e him.
s gone on
nuuniiiic
o office
ital his gro
I la von port,
ness nt tho
u t will In
nis linc
it is. tndei
?litoi i st ibo
white cit f/.ci
wlieie, und
. tl ii ty aro
-rilfiiting coi
ucl cl ?'bini;
ll ! et S Of JO!
1er how Ul
i woy |>y ?iii
uni how hu.
?lavo niidei
N'ow ih.-se
loll ll I ?.. CM ?
illy contrita
niff?rers.'
Hoing a <
inoro appro.
llnh benelie,
restore to t
W? thank l!
l?hck ihat w
Buffalo, N
ivei'e asphyx
md several
ni explosion
ibo plant o
.oinpiiny tod
Reynolds, a
i mason. Er
Hie pois or h
m not., the
V Stale, the
i ami elso
er IHeliland
iig and dis
hoiiey, food
? oloi cil Sllf
All roniem
. all swopl ,
in last y. a'.
poorer cuss
starvation. '
from Ile ir
most liber- :
OodS Ot" t ll?'' i
rs ten fold, j
io only pay- !
H.
?Two mon !
ed to death
injuscd in ?
nice gas at j
anna Steel :
1 aro: ( loo. j
el s. Smith, !
imploycd in !
I GIRLS WHO LEAVE HOME. |
? - -?- 'M
?S Written for Thc Stnie hy W. I>. fg
Woods.
Thi- rendors or The State, or ruttier
that portion ot' them who have paid
tin; writer the compliment of reading
his articles, which have appeared from
time to time in Its columns need,
hardly be reminded o? his position on i
the subject of education. There ls, I
i> ?weyor, one thing In connection with
the question to which he begs to enter j
a protest, although it is done with a
considerable degree of reluctance.
ll i:. possible, ?d' course, that this;
evil, and Ute Word is used advisedly,
may not owe its origin to our system ;
of education, hut to a change of pub
lic sentiment, which has found de-?
velopiiient outside of higher education.
Then, too. the fact must be recogniz
ed thal in all human affairs, it mut
ters liol how good the general ten- ,
doney is. there must be some evilr but
while giving full acknowledgment to
this i ru i h, every effort should be made j
to l:e..p t?u; t.vn incident thereto lo
tlf. low cst possible point.
The evil to which allusion is made is
the craze that has found lodgment 111
the mind of almost every girl that
just as soon as she leaves the college
or high'8cl)Ool she must lind some ?
kind of employment, despite the fae!
that in the large majority of cases ii :
Involves leaving her home ami, being j
thrown with strangers. Any system
of education or of public sentiment
that instills a feeling of this kimi into
til" mimi of a girl, that she must be In
dependent ami make her own way In j
the world, is radically and inexcusably 1
wrong.
There tire, of course, many casi's .
where this seeking for employment is
painfully necessary, and where this ik
the case a girl should bc encouraged
and rendered every assistance: hut'
where this condition docs not exist,
she is both unjust to herself and her!
parents w hen she voluntarily leaves j
then, just at the time when they will'
derive so mitch pleasure from her'
pros? nc- in thc house. she ha? been .
sorely missed during the four years she
has spun) at col icy c. hat litis separation
was cheerfully horne hy her parents,
for lliey could look, forward to the time
when she would finish net education I
au I mice more be with them to bright-;
i-a their home. Independence and the I
desire io ilia kc one's own way in tho
world, ls both natural and commend
able, bul there is such a tiling as car
rying even a good Impulse too tar. nnd
lhere is something radically wrong itt'
any system of home or school train
Ing that Implants the idea in thc mind:
a a girl tiiat she should not be de
pendent on her father, even when he '
ts abundantly aldo to provid? for lier
waitis.
IC ven ii it be gran td! tin! she can
liuye more social enjoyment in the
low ti or city than in the Country home
>f her parents, this furnishes no sn til
den t excuse for her to teave her par- ,
.nts when ber presence and help af
fords them such unalloyed happiness.
lt often happens Hint tho mother, net
Ling on in years, is worn out with toil
md care. She luis given all her
strength and time to the raising and;
training of her children, and to her |
il is an Inexpressible pleasure when ?
lier daughter Insists on assuming some ii
if her duties and responsibilities, and
enables her to enjoy a well-earned
rest. "il
A number of years ago it was the
writer's good fortune to be a frequent 1
visitor at a home where the condition
nbove mentioned existed. '?'lie moth- i
>?.'? health was not. good and th" bides!
md th" discharge ol' this sacred duty i
will eyer he the sweetest end tender- , I
.st recollection of her life, for when:)
di<- was called on to see thu'I mother]]
.Miss away she was sustained and i
toothed hy the consciousness that she ?
lad done ;>ll that lay ia ber powv-r to i
make her hint heir's* lust yep rs pass in i
?e.ice ami happiness. i
Oho of thc greatest mid noblest men-- i
Hebert IC. Lee-who bas ever lived ont
his earth, made duly ibo watchword .
.i hts whole life, and no sacrillce or -
langer ever restrained him from do- i
tig what be conceived to be right. The t
ihth of limy often cads us to walk
li ways that humanly speaking are i
lie very reverse of tho ones wc would ,i
.house, hut Iben there silo"'-' ever he (
ire*??iil the thought that at. ali the i
itronges! happiness conies froth tin- i
'ohsclousness ol' having done our nf- 1
nom to promote thc happiness bf those I
ivlm are dear to us. fortunato, in- i
b ed. is tin- daughter who, w hen sho t i
bolts for the last time on the face of i
a r mother, with ber tired hands fold- t
.il across ber bosomy eau feel that she
lever Ill-ought tears to the now closed i
tycs or pntigs of sorrow to Ute un- .
?olllsh heart, which has forever ceas-j i
.d to beat. <
li' sh? can feel tims then she ima a ?
II-ii c and joy that will be her greatest ii
'bini e as long aHf" endures, for what- i
...er. ?'or ?veal ..r woe. the future has ;
ti store for her. ibis is something that 1
io earthly power can taue away. M
A girl when she first ?caven col- !
if." and enterai tts il were, upon the t
hreshold bf her life, stands In gnat t
iced of hoi mother's ?ouns?l and pto- <
eetion. anil it i.< ,i misfortune when i
itfc'sK of circumstances deprives her \
if this safeguard. If there be one i
hine, un earth that comes as a gift i
"rom Heaven it is the love of ;t mothr
.r foi her child. .No pen can portray I
t: no plummel caa sound ns depths,
"or it i-s as deep and wide us a lath- :
unless sea, to which no measurement ?
.?in he given. j 1
Th? writer trusts (hut he may he
lardoned for giving one more nins- ?
:riilioii of the saoi'tlleo bf inclination j
ICTdiily, the ?acts iii which hie Just as
elated
A good many yetis ago Iheve c:<
sicd au engagement between two
..cuing peep:,-, hut there waa, tn th?
Hin iii.f tho young lady at least,
nt inseparable harrier ?ti the way of
ts iinr.i ?di?te consummation, that ob
stacle I eilig an invalid mother, for |
iviiose cate thc daughter considered
a rs elf responsible. After the lapse
.I II good many years the mother pass-' ;
?d away and n short time after her
loath the daughter mn riled the gen-:
loman to whom she had been so long'
ittnohod. They were both gel
: i li ii along In years then, hut can nay-':
mc doubt Hint thai loving daughter
rbiiml great happiness in the few years
. f ber married lit'-'.' it ls very easy to
believe tllilt 111 ibis short time there!
Ntnie io bet' eiibtigh of earthly happl-j
.less to compensate for her long years
if sacrillce lo a sacred duty.
:i h.is always been a source of won. I
1er to the writer that SOPHI'truly great
writer has never made a special point
? i* living at least io portray a moth
er's h?vc for a child, following out thal.!
love from its hirth, und when lt firs!
draws sustenance from lier bosom, !
lliiough the S'?lira of Us gradual mental '
iud physical development Sb far as i
the wiper's knowledge extends inls ls1
for tho novelist ?in unexplored ruine. I
waiting foi* the toubh of a master
hand io bring Us jewels into the light ?
bf I oday.
Ballimore, ireh. 21.-It was thought
that hot a lifo was lost in tho fire ju re,
Imt a chan td hedy supposed to bc j
I hil I of a colored man has been found
in (he water al How h y's wharf. The
body is : o badly burned ?s lo be un
recogulzablo,
i
SUEZ A. 1>H I : V KV MITCH.
Canal cleft TliroiiKli It?* (rion Bare of
All Stive 'IliiM. al KlelmciUJ.
W. E. Curti? in Chicago Record-Her
ald.
Afloat on the Red sea, Jan. 18.
Every vessel passing through the Suez
canal ls compelled to take a pilot, be
cause skippers of ordinary vessels can
not be trusted to navigate the narrow
channel, for the slightest deviation
may cause damage that will cost thou
sands of dollars td repair. Euch year,
however, navigation ls rendered easier
by the widening of the channel and
by the excavation of additional sidings
or basins where vessels can pass, i
From the moment the pilot goes on the
bridge he takes charge of the move
ments of the ship and Is responsible for
whatever may bnppcn, regulating the
speed according to tonnage and
draught.
Vessels cannot pass in motion. When
they meet Ute one which arrives first
at the signal station is compelled to
stop and tie up in the basin until the
other goos by. These basins are found
at Intervals of a few milos, nnd at
every basin ls a "gare" or station lu
charge of a. signal officer, who corre
sponds to a train dispatcher on one
of our railroads, and tho block system
is used to regulate the movement of \
vessels. Formerly no trafile was al- j
lowed nt night, but now lt ls carried on '
without Interruption by the uld of ?
electric lights on the shore and search
lights, on the vessels.
The' canal looks exactly what lt is
a big ditch on a desert of sand on
which foxes, Jackals, hyenas and oe- '
casioually lions tiru seen by the watch
men m the signal towers. At some
Iilaces the hanks of earth on either
side tiru so high that passengers on the
steamer cannot see over them, but for
must of the journey you have a wide I
swei p 01 both sides back to the moun
tains *Hd rise from the desert, and;!
at n certain point for a mile or two'
.Mount .Sinai ls visible ?7 milos to the
southeast, ami is pointed out to you
hy the captain or the deck steward.
Naked A rab boys run along the bani.s
crying for baksheesh and easily keep .
abreast of tho creeping vessel, grab
bing at pennies which passengers
throw them from the deck. Half tho
coins roil down in the waler, which Isl
exasperating to the youngsters. They!
do not like ><. stop and divo for them
while there Is a chance of getting more,
but 1 imagine they mark the spots and !
i omi- b ick lo ret-over lost hnckshcesh
when they have left tho vessel.
Tle ie are only two towns of any '
account on ibo canal. One is [srhalla,
ti half vay point, iv iib a population of I
4,000. lt ls thc only monument In honor!
of the Khedive Ismail, who did the I
most and spent tho most to carry out
the enterprise, and lost bis throne
thereby. It ls rather ? pretty town,
abundantly it l igated, and bonce bas
lovely gardens and groves uf palms
and other trees. Here resido most of ,
the engineers and other o Ulcers of the !.
canal, because it ls pr?f?rable to Port j '
Said. There is n hospital for sick em- ! .
lloveos, a club fol the bonollt of the!
Otllcers, and several good houses, In-j
eluding one erected especially for the '
eulella huilent of M. de Lesseps, when',
he should be pleased to uso lt. Beyond !
Ismalin, as before, are .occasional ? j
uuses in the desert-groves of palms
and luxuriant gardens surrounding the!
stations of the canal olllehils. for j
wherever you cari turn water on that !
lonely desert everything will grow with
n wlid luxuriance, li seems a? if the!
earth suddenly released germinating ?
power that had been accumulating j :
[luring centuries of suppreslori.
Tho chief interest is found In the j .
town ol Ste vt. !. cause tt is ?he crossing;
place of the great caravans of camels .
that furnish transportation betwen tho .
two continents of Asia and Africa, and j
mankind do hot possess to accept this
theory, but no ono knows to the con
rary, nnd experience has taught me ,
never lo doubt the faith of Interesting
stories. If you do. you deprive your
self and o'h.-rs of much pleasure, lt
ls like analyzing tho attraction of a
netty woman, or separating her fea-j
tures into lots, classifying them arid ?
?tonsuring them by the Venus de Milo, i
tm the other side pf Ibo Hod son,'
.vhlch, by the way. is not red, but blu?
-ns blue tis the sky In June-you can j
?ee the purple peaks of the Slnaltlcl
ace . .util a few miles from the shore,
ivhlch you t.ui reach lo three hours
av donkey, one of those remarkable
tases that are frequently found lu the
leset t. This particular one ls called
be Wells of Moses. There ic u com- ,
Cortlesa hotel kept by an Arah, where
io ls and refreshment can be obtained. !
?Ut il ls bette r to start early in the j
morning, so as. to get back the samel
lay. and take a luncheon in a basket '
from Sue/.. Thc trip can be easily
made while the vessel ls coaling.
Tho children of israel; according to
die Bible, wandered three days In the,
wilderness of shut- and found no water,'
md when they came to Marah they
auld not drink the waters, for they
?vere hitter, and tho people murmured
tgainst Moses, snyln: "What shall we
trink?" and he cried unto tho Loni
ind the ?.oid showed him a tree which
ie cast into Hie waters.and the waters
iv ere mnd? sweet. And they came to
[.'lim. where liiere were 112 wells of
..aler, ami three; score and ten palm
: i ot. und they encamped there by Hie
.valets. And Miriam, the prophetess,
dio sister of Aaron, took a timbrel
n her band, and all the women went
nit after her with timbrels and with
lances. That lieauttful scene, one of
Ibo most dramatic in the whole Bible.
ls bi'lieVjtd to haye taken place here.!
for these wells arc the wells of Elim,
md three .and ten palm trees still
shelter a collei lion of a dozen or more
springs. The village is peopled by
naked Arah:-. sinewy, springy, Oil-?
hiring fellows, whose tlesh shines like
polished mahogany, and who must re
semble thc young men of israel when ;
they started on the journey that was
not linisheirl for -10 years.
il ls dill'icdi tb understand why and
how they happened 10 h>- wandering
iibout so long iiown here. If >"'.. will
look at the map you will see that Suez
is almost on a line with Cairo, and it
was til most natural rendezvous of the
tribes, who were scattered all ah.tig
the Nile ifom Memphis, which ls Just
above Cairo, lo Thebes, which is Just
below Luxor. The n count lu the
Bible is condensed; and we arc com
pelled to take n good deal ol" these tra
ditions on faith, hut. ns I have already
suggested, ii i.-' worth while to do so.
Thc Ked sea ls Lino milos long, and
i t?; gres lesl width, ls 200 miles. It is
about the shape of a sausage, and ta
pers nt boih ends. ?in ono side ls
Arabia, the most mysterious and prim
itive of all countries, and on the other
Hide are I'Ogypt, Nubia and the Soudan.
At the north end what is known as the
Small ie peninsula projects southward
anil divides the sea into two arms,
and near the point of the peninsula is
Tor. the lauding place for Sinai. Op
posite Tor ls Jebel F.B-ZClt, which
moans "tho mountain of oil," Where pe
troleum was discovered some years ago
and created great excitement. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars have
been expended in sinking wells and
building docks, warehouses and refin
eries, but have all been abandoned,
because, for (Tome reason, tho manu
facturers could not compote with tho
Standard ?ni company or tho Russian
factories oil the Black and Caspian
SMS. ii
Teeni,, think that there is a good deal
moro wealth In Arabia than1 wo know
of. It wus once of greater importance
tlinn now, nnd in ancient.-.days pro
duced considerable sold and'other met
als, but now it sbipB little but dates,
wool and coffee,, and even these ave
gradually falling' off. Mocha coffee ts
produced at the extreme: end of the vi
Arabian peninsula, In a provine - called
Yemen, and derives Ite nanon from the
little port lt ls shipped from. But the
people have no enterprise, the coffee
orchards have been Injured by Insects
and blight, and the trees have not been
renewed. This is acounted for by bad
government. As everywhere else in
the dominions of the sultan of Turkey,
tor Arabia* is nominally a part qt the
Ottoman empire, the officials reoelv?
no salaries, and live oft blackman.
Hence, whenever a- citizen ge? a little -
ahead, when he shows signs of pros
perity, he immediately becomes ?n
object of plunder and persecution by
the tux gatherer and by every other
representative of the government. '
There ls no incentive for the coffei
growers to extend their orchards- or
to increase their product.
One does not realize, until he comes
face to face with the fact, that Arabia
ls nearly bulf as large as the "United
States. Its area. ?? fdmoat as great as
tbut of India, and is nearly equal to
that of our States east of the Missis
sippi river. Tho population ls Un
known, because lhere has never been
a census, but lt lu suposed to bo be
tween seven and twelve millions. The
distance from north to south is more
than a thousand miles, and from east
to west lt varies from 500 to ?00. Tet
In nil thiB enormous territory there ls
no centralized authority. The interior
is goverened by petty sheiks, each
being absolute over the members of
Ills own tribe. Along a coast line of
nearly 2,000 mll??i -ire only six ports,
where the sui tats of Turkey maintains .
pasha governors and garrisons to pro
tect the collectors of customs, who are
required to pay him a certain amount
of tribute every year, and they wring
it out of the people any way they can.
The relationship between the gov
ernment at Constantinople and the
Bedouins of Arabia is very slender,
nnd ls due solely to the cohesive power
of the Mohammedan religion. There ls
no law in Arabia but the Koran; there
are no courts but the priests; there are
nn malls, no post?nicos, no postage
stamps, and a person who wants to
communicate with a distant fried must
.send his letter hy n messenger, which
ls expensive, or by a caravan, which is
the common way. There Is no tele
graph line, no newspaper, no railroad,
nnd, strange to say, not a river In all
th::t vast area except a few shallow,
rocky beds, which during the spring
bring down water from the malting
snow on the mountain tops to th? se?,
bul for nine months in the year are
us dry ns a crematory.
The captain tells ms that they ?.re
duce a curious phenomenon. The coast
of the Ked sea, is lined with coral
banks, built by those mysterious an*
wonderful little masons who, like some
men that I know of, hate fresh water,
md wherever the spring Hoods fall Into
the sea there ls always a wide break
In the coral reef.
The mountains of Arabia reach an
tit bude of 10,000 feet, and In spots
where borings have been made the sand
ls more than COO feet deep. It ls the
prevailing impresi?n that Arabia ls a
vast expanse of desert, but that is a
mistake. There are wide strips of bar
ren sand, which are irreclaimable for
cultivation only because they cannot
l>e reached by water, but two-thirds ot
Lae country is capnble of cultivation,
ind. lying at an altitude of 3,000 feet
lbove the sea, might produce cotton,
-ugar and other semi-tropical staples
in unlimited quantities. Although
[.here ure no streams plenty of water
tan bo had for irrigation purposes by
llggliii 20 or '?0 feet, and the introduc
ion of windmills would simplify the
pumping problem. On the coast it ls
Httm?dphere during ; e summer Kea'i oh
u:. " e., i co . M .(,>.-. uhepdurAlilo hut- In
: ' . . . ; , i ? tr ' >>.<.. ?id? along
??tapes - Ort In tin \-i. .'>-;.-.-(,
. - ' i?ni i Isca ah. v.- v." de
seen hi mi* jumin?r. \Vhltf?
Hm,' 'illir?oi..riays of I'v .-un Ai'. .*.... ?.*..
.. ?.. Ir. i:.'. Shade, dhu at bit?ht las
mercury often falls below GO.
More than two-thirds of the popula
tion are Bedouin nomads, without per
manent pl a cbs of abode, who live in
lents made nf camel's hair, just like
the patriarchs .if old. They have enor
mous flocks of sleep and glints, and
lierds of catie and camels. The follow
the grass and move from place to place
with all their possessions. There ar*,
however, several prosperous cities of
considerable population and commerce.
Trade is conducted hy camel caravana,
which cross the desert regularly, and
transport enormous quantities of dates,
wool and other merchandise.
William R Curtis.
\ School for Urown-U|>M.
Gastonla (N. C.) Gazette.
The State-ville Landmark refers to
the pluck ol a boy 17 yens old and of
i man twice that age who recently
buckled down to books nt "Rule's Creek
:ieadeniy without knowing how to read.
The hov didn't know his letters, the
man began in the first reader. Yes.
that is plucky In a sense. Not that
the task is so great, ind I hut the
nerve to get one's consent to undertake
it at these ages is so rare. But It
night not to bc tare. The task is not
great, not difficult of accomplishment.
Little children who live willi books
i i'd picture blocks learn to read be
fore they are six years of nge. learn
without special teaching; with some
direct and regular instruction they
would 'earn sooner. We do not believe
that there ls in the state an illiterate
grown man of ordinary intelligence
;tnd Industry that could not learn to
toad in six weeks, w?te ht ten weoks,
nnd get a good beginning in tirithmstio
In a few more weeks, if he would only
give these things attention ami reg
ular study. Why hasn't somebody
i-tarted a school for grown men who
winnot read and write? Tito gap be
tween the man who cannot read and
the man who can-how great And how
wide lt is! What storehouses pf rlch
ness and vast and ferule fields aro
it away ft om him who cannot read.
H md the Alps lies Italy-and the
Alps in this case are not impassable.
gap is wide but not difficult t?
him who tries, and the prize is so
worth the winning! The man wit?
cannot thinks the way is hard; the
man who can knows it is not. The
crown man who cannot read and write
ebody show him, somebody help
him. Here's missionary work for one.
and priceless happiness for two.
SIMM i -irons IN TROUBLE:.
llave lleca Starting War Rumor* In
linly for Money Purpose*,
Rome, Feb. 21.-Humors of warlike
preparations by italy having been cir
culated a semi-official communication
bus emanated from the government
which is in substance ns follows:
Stories of alleged armaments and nf
the movements of warships and troops
for service abroad are entirely false.
Indications exist that this false news
is connected with stock exchange
speculations and those responsible
have been broilght before tho law
couti.-, :o be pm Ished according to law
with Imprisonment of from three to
thirty months.
rile communication evidently alludes
to the Insistence by a portion of the
press thal Italy will be antagonistic to
Austria in the Balkans and to the
predictions of international complica
tions thus lansing a fall in Italian
bon.ls and a rise In the exchange on
gold.
Dr. JniUCMOU'N Snei'CN?.
Cape Town, Feb. 21.-Dr. Jameson
bub succeeded lu computing a cabinet?